A U.S. Bankruptcy Court has given Hostess Brands permission to conduct auctions for its brands, including Twinkies, Drakes and Wonder Bread on March 19. Hostess’ portfolio of snack food brands have attracted the interest of a number of companies, including United States Bakery, McKee Foods, Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) and Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO), which will serve as lead bidders during the auctions, the Associated Press noted.